BLS: Insurance Jobs Up in April

The U.S. insurance industry added 14,000 jobs in April, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics figures released on May 5 and reported by Best’s News Service...

May 9, 2017

The U.S. insurance industry added 14,000 jobs in April, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics figures released on May 5 and reported by Best’s News Service. The seasonally adjusted 0.38% increase for April over March represents one of the largest growth figures in the industry’s trend of strong job growth that stretches into 2016. Year to year, overall insurance industry employment for April 2017 reached 2,629,300, an increase of 56,400 jobs — about 2.19% — over the April 2016 level.